I.R.S. Records

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American record label independent record label record label

I.R.S. Records was an influential American independent record label, especially prominent in the 1980s for promoting new wave and alternative rock artists.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
I.R.S. Media 2
Miles Copeland’s I.R.S. Records 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American record label ⓘ
independent record label ⓘ
record label ⓘ
associatedNetwork MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedShow I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distributedBy A&M Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
EMI NERFINISHED ⓘ
MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusPeriod 1980s ⓘ
foundedBy Jay Boberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Miles Copeland III NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
college rock ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
hasImprint I.R.S. Metal NERFINISHED ⓘ
I.R.S. Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ
I.R.S. No Speak NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced American alternative rock scene ⓘ
college radio programming ⓘ
knownFor developing college radio acts ⓘ
promoting alternative rock artists ⓘ
promoting new wave artists ⓘ
market North America ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableArtist Concrete Blonde NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fine Young Cannibals NERFINISHED ⓘ
General Public NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lords of the New Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oingo Boingo NERFINISHED ⓘ
R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Alarm NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Bangles NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Buzzcocks NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Cramps NERFINISHED ⓘ
The English Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Fall NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Fleshtones NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Go-Go's NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Replacements NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Stranglers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wall of Voodoo NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRelease Beauty and the Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ
I Just Can't Stop It NERFINISHED ⓘ
Murmur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reckoning NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCompany Universal Music Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ

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Oingo Boingo → recordLabel → I.R.S. Records ⓘ
Concrete Blonde → recordLabel → I.R.S. Records ⓘ
One False Move → distributor → I.R.S. Records ⓘ
this entity surface form: I.R.S. Media
One False Move → productionCompany → I.R.S. Records ⓘ
this entity surface form: I.R.S. Media
The Go-Go’s → recordLabel → I.R.S. Records ⓘ
The Cramps → recordLabel → I.R.S. Records ⓘ
R.E.M. → recordLabel → I.R.S. Records ⓘ
Wishbone Ash → recordLabel → I.R.S. Records ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miles Copeland’s I.R.S. Records
Little Girls → recordLabel → I.R.S. Records ⓘ